Metal-reinforced concrete tie



APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, I918.

Patented Feb. 10,1920.

SHEETS-SHEET]- C. F. YOUBERG.

METAL REINFORCED CONCRETE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2. 1918.

'1 330,295. Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

ZSHEETS-SHEET 2- 4 6: 6/205. f/ue/y of ordinary construction,

CHARLES-F. YOUBEBG, 0F DENVER, COLORADO, '7

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METAL-REINFGRCED CGNCRETE TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 1920.

Application filed November 2, 1918. Seria1 1\To. 28o,837.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Crmnnns Younnnc, a citizen of the United States, residing at 1719 East Sixteenth avenue, in the city and.

county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Metal-Reinforced Concrete Ties; and I'do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and 7 use thesame, reference being had to the acimproved tie. -While this is believed to be a thoroughly practicable form of construction, it must be understood that the invention is not lmnted to this special metal 16111f01(16- ment. Furthermore, in the specific construction illustrated, the metal reinforcement-1s provided with upwardly projecting stems or bolts, adaptedto pass through openings formed in the base of the rails, securing nuts being applied to these threaded stems or bolt members and screwed down tightly against the rail, whereby the latter are securely anchored to these ties.

WVhile, if desired, all of the ties may be of this construction, it is believed that such will not be necessary or advisable, as it is believed the greater number of ties maybe the metal reinforced concrete ties being used only in such number as may be found necessary in order to securely anchor the rails and prevent spreading.

Having briefly outlined my improvement, I will proceed to describe the same indetail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a suitable form of metal reinforcement'for my improved tie.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of such reinforce- V ment, shown on a larger scale.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved tie, the concrete structure, being partly broken away to better illustrate the metal reinforcement. f V

Fig. lis a similar view of one of niy improved ties, showing the track-rails in place and in cross section.

Flg. 51s a sect on taken on the line 5-5, Fig. 4-. i

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a railroad-bed equipped Wit my improved ties, a number of the latter being shown in connection with ties of ordinary construction, the latter largely predominating.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate'my improved tie considered in its entirety and provided near each extremity with a recess, 6, adapted to receive the base of the track rail, 7, as illustrated in Figs. 4. and 5. Within each of these recesses is arranged a number of upwardly projecting threaded stems or bolts, 8, whose lower extremities are'securely anchored in the body,9, of the tie, is preferably composed of concrete, suitably reinforced by metal, which, as shown in the drawing, consists of a number of bars, 10, connected by brackets, 12, each of which is provided with perforations, 13, adapted to receive three of the bars, the brackets being arranged near the opposite ends of the tie and positioned to correspondewith the re for receiving the base of the rails,

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cesses,'6, Each of these brackets, composed of a vertically disposed member, 14, andaninclined or, diagonally arranged which i member,15, the two members forming a sort of V shaped structure, with one side of the V vertically disposed, while the other side is inclined. These brackets are alternately arranged and so disposed that their inclined members, 15, cross each other'as they appear in the end view of the metallic reinforce ment, as best illustrated in Fig. "2.

These ties may be formed at a factory, in which event they will probably be constructed complete, as illustrated in Fig. 3. .Again,

they may be manufactured in the road-bed where they are to be used, in which event a metal box or casing, 16, forming a sortof flask, may be employed. In this event the metal reinforcement will be placed within the box, 1 and the plastic m erial pe red.

7 shown at 17, to conform with the position of the recesses, 6, for receiving the base of the rails. Provision will also be made in casting the structure to prevent the filling of the spaces 6. This may of course be done ,by fixing temporary blocks to the stems or bolts, 8, of the metal reinforcement, and subsequently, or after the plastic material has become fixed onset in place, removing the false blocks or members; or any other suitable provision may be made for casting the tie with the rail recesses or spaces.

1 Where my improved ties are employed, the rails will have their bases perforated on opposite sides to receive the threaded shanks, 8, of the tie, and after the rails are put in place, they Will be secured to the ties by the use of nuts or other suitable fastenin means.

. here my improved ties are employed in suitable numbers, or approximately as indicated in Fig. 6 of the drawing, it is evident that the spreading of the rails of the roadbed will be impossible. Hence, one object of my improvement is to provide as far as possible against accidents due to the spreading of rails or other track difficulty incident to the use of road-beds where the ordinary wood rails are exclusively employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: i

1. A railway tie, composed of metal reinforced concrete and provided with transversely arranged rail-base-receiving recesses, the tie also having bolts extending upwardly within the said recesses for railsecuring purposes.

2. A railway tie, composed of hardened plastic material, having embedded therein metal bars and brackets connecting the bars, the metal reinforcement having securing bolts and the body of th tie having transverse rail-base-receiving recesses in which the said bolts. are located.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES F. YOUBERG. 

